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Alvwe
Alvwe [ˈal.vβɛ]
AlvweAlvwe [ˈal.vβɛ]
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Language type
A priori
Species
Human/humanoid
About Alvwe
Language developed for Bloodstone
This language was spoken by a long-gone country situated in semi-temperate mountains. The society originally primarily dwarven, but came to encompass all sapient species as wealth attracted migration into the area. The dwarven elites eventually moved away and began speaking another language, but their old tongue stays alive in heavy influences' on the languages still spoken in the region.
This language was spoken by a long-gone country situated in semi-temperate mountains. The society originally primarily dwarven, but came to encompass all sapient species as wealth attracted migration into the area. The dwarven elites eventually moved away and began speaking another language, but their old tongue stays alive in heavy influences' on the languages still spoken in the region.
Language family relationships
Phonology
| Consonants | Bilabial | Labio- dental | Alveolar | Post- Alveolar | Palatal | Labio- velar | Velar | Uvular | Glottal | |||||||||
| Nasal | m | n | [ŋ]1 | |||||||||||||||
| Plosive | p | b | t̪ | d̪ | k | g | [q]2 | ʔ | ||||||||||
| Fricative | [β]3 | f | v | s̪ | z̪ | ʃ | ʒ | x | ɣ | |||||||||
| Affricate | t͡ʃ | d͡ʒ | ||||||||||||||||
| Lateral approximant | l | |||||||||||||||||
| Approximant | j | w | ||||||||||||||||
| Trill | r | |||||||||||||||||
| Flap | ɾ | |||||||||||||||||
- n/ŋ/Velar_ or _Velar, allophone of /n/
- k/q/_#, allophone of /k/
- w/β/_{i,e,a}, allophone of /w/
| Vowels | Front | Central | Back | |||
| Close | i | [ɨ] | u | |||
| Close-mid | e | o | ||||
| Mid | ə | |||||
| Open-mid | [ɛ]1 | |||||
| Open | a | |||||
- e/ɛ/unstressed, allophone of /e/
Syllable Structure(C)(C)V(C)
Onsets may be any singular consonant, while onset consonant clusters follow strict sonority rules.
Plosives may be followed by fricatives, nasals, laterals, approximants, rhotics, or glides.
Fricatives may be followed by nasals, laterals, approximants, rhotics, or glides.
No other consonant clusters are allowed.
Codas are also limited, with more restrictions to word end codas than mid-word codas.
Mid-word codas: p b t d k g f v s z ʃ ʒ x ɣ m n l
End-word codas: p b t d k g m n l
Onsets may be any singular consonant, while onset consonant clusters follow strict sonority rules.
Plosives may be followed by fricatives, nasals, laterals, approximants, rhotics, or glides.
Fricatives may be followed by nasals, laterals, approximants, rhotics, or glides.
No other consonant clusters are allowed.
Codas are also limited, with more restrictions to word end codas than mid-word codas.
Mid-word codas: p b t d k g f v s z ʃ ʒ x ɣ m n l
End-word codas: p b t d k g m n l
Stress informationPrimary stress is always initial syllable
Secondary stress on three syllable words is ultimate. Pen-ultimate in all other situations.
Secondary stress on three syllable words is ultimate. Pen-ultimate in all other situations.
Orthography
Below is the orthography for Alvwe. This includes all graphemes as defined in the language's phonology settings - excluding the non-distinct graphemes/polygraphs.
 AlvweOrthography [edit] | ||||||||||
| '/ʔ/ | a/a/ | b/b/ | ch/t͡ʃ/ | d/d̪/ | ë/ə/ | e/e/, [ɛ]1 | f/f/ | g/g/ | gh/ɣ/ | i/i/ |
| ï[ɨ] | j/d͡ʒ/ | k/k/, [q]2 | kh/x/ | l/l/ | m/m/ | n/n/, [ŋ]3 | o/o/ | p/p/ | r/ɾ/ | rr/r/ |
| s/s̪/ | sh/ʃ/ | t/t̪/ | u/u/ | v/v/ | w/w/, [β]4 | y/j/ | z/z̪/ | zh/ʒ/ | ɨ/ɨ/ | |
| ✖ Unknown alphabetical order [change] | ||||||||||
- e/ɛ/unstressed
- k/q/_#
- n/ŋ/Velar_ or _Velar
- w/β/_{i,e,a}
